SanDisk Extreme SSD Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 22 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

2

Pros:

Excellent all round performance.
Relatively high capacity.
Enticing price tag.

Cons:

Basic bundle.
No disk migration software or 3.5 in adaptor.

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Last revision on June 16, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Excellent all round performance
Relatively high capacity
Enticing price tag
Available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities
SandForce SF2281 processor with DuraClass, DuraWrite and RAISE technologies
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Toggle Mode NAND flash
Supports TRIM, SMART and NCQ
Capable of sequential speeds in excess of 500MB/s
Toggle Mode NAND delivers strong performance across data types
Competitive pricing

Reviewers Didn't Like

Basic bundle
No disk migration software or 3.5 in adaptor
Does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter bracket
Not as fast when writing incompressible data

Expert reviews and ratings

The SanDisk 240 GB Extreme is an excellent value SSD in terms of quality, lifespan and price. This SSD ensures fast data transfer speeds—they're not the best, but they're on the better side of average—as well as on-the-fly data...

By DigitalVersus on February 25, 2013

Much faster than previous-generation SSDs and offering very low price per gigabyte SanDisk Extreme SSD offers only mediocre write performance. See also, buying advice: Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB/240GB review: too little too late? The SanDisk Extreme...

By PC Advisor on January 08, 2013

SanDisk’s Extreme is an excellent high-end solid-state drive for content creators, gamers, or those who just want a fast drive at a reasonable price. It isn’t the fastest on every test, but it offers fast overall performance from a company...

By Computer Shopper on December 06, 2012

The SanDisk Extreme 120GB is a very versatile and capable performer, with some surprisingly fast speeds for a 120GB drive. While it suffers in the 4K read and write speeds a little, we found that in daily usage everything went just as smoothly as in...

By tbreak.ae on August 02, 2012

The MRP of the 240GB SanDisk Extreme SSD is Rs. 32,249, but it's available for Rs. 22,500 in the market. It's slightly costlier than the 240GB Corsair Force GT and priced similarly to the Intel 520 series. The ADATA XPG SX900 is also priced...

By Tech2 on August 01, 2012

100

Today we're having a look at the Extreme SSD from Sandisk, featuring 120GB of storage. Sandisk which is one of the largest and most possibly -the- memory solution company that most people around the world either has heard of or have a product from...

By SweMOD on June 01, 2012

Review: SanDisk Extreme SSD (240GB)by Parm Mann on 29 May 2012, 10:04 Tags: Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabhbv Add to My Vault: SanDisk Extreme SSD (240GB) £154.74 Free shipping for HEXUS members* The cost of SSD ownership has...

By HEXUS.net on May 29, 2012

Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points below:Positive:Silky smooth operation as a system drive. Excellent sequential reading performance. Very good sequential writing performance. Outstanding 4K random I/O performance at...

By MyCE on May 25, 2012

100

A good value and fairly quick SSD, but Patriot's Pyro SE just has the edge...

By Expert Reviews on March 25, 2012

So what do we make of SanDisk's first serious foray into the world of Solid State Drives?Actually quite a lot. Although the performance of the drive when using the smallest 4K block size was consistently slower than our other drives, it's worth...

By Overclock3D on March 16, 2012

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